守财奴和他的金子

Peter and the Wolf───彼得和狼

as good as gold───很乖；好到极点；十分可靠

doer and gone───adj.十分遥远的

home and hosed───回家和冲洗

mosaic gold───n.彩金；镀金用之金箔

mover and shaker───有权势的人；具有号召力的人物

A Miser, to make sure of his property, sold all that he had had converted it into a great lump of gold, which he hid in a hole in the ground, and went continually to visit and inspect it.───一个守财奴，为了确保他的财产，卖掉所有家当换成了一大块金子，埋在一个地洞里，并且不时地去查看，这引起了手下一个雇工的好奇。

The miser buried his gold in secret and no one knows where it is.───这个守财奴把金子秘密地埋了起来，谁也不知埋在什么地方。